The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-01-07
uNEARTHlNG THE Cash.

Successful Search After the Stolen Express
Funds-The Robbers Disclose the Hiding
Places of the Spells, Which Had Been
Scattered Over Five Satisfactorily Fifty
Thousand Dollars Recovered.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-The work of the Pink
ertons in connection with the Frisco train
robbery case is about completed and will
be brought to close to-day or tomorrow.
The plumber recovered to date exceeds So :
000. and before the close of the present
day it will probably reach $4,000, which is
the highest figure they expect to reach.
1t has not transpired yet as to the exact
amount of money carried off by the rob-
bers. Ali along the figures were placed
at $50, 900, but now it is admitted that the
original loss exceeded $50, 600. and some
thing over $4,000 will never be recovered
| Wittrock's confession to the detectives
amounted only to declaration where the
money might be found. He refused to
ssqueaf' on his accomplices Wittrock
was not urged to do this, and, with staff
of operatives, Robert A. Pinkerton set out
with him for Leavenworth, where, in the
house of his mother, the larger sum was
deposited for safe keeping. On arriving
there the detectives secured s22, 900, which
Mrs. Wittrock gave up with such explana-
tons as satisfied the Pinkertons that she
was in no way implicated.
At the same time this money was secured
in Leavenworth the operatives were at
work, according to Wittrock's instructions.
in Kansas City, and found Just where Oscar
Cook had left it and just where Wittrock
had instructed Cook to place it-S6, 600
The silence of the express officials and
the Pinkertons concerning Fotheringham
has given rise to many theories concerning
that individual. 1t is believed by some
that he has given the detectives valuable
information, and that in consequence he
will get off, even if guilty, with little or no
punishment, while others claim that he is
innocent
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Dec. 30-Mrs Witt
rock, i'll explanation OF the way she came
into possession of the stolen money. saws
that shortly after the robbery Oscar Cook
went to LeavenWorth and visited her one
evening, and after talking to her some
time said Fred was in trouble; that he
had made large sum of money on
a wheat deal in Chicago and had
some difficulty with broker over
the matter, which ended by his
shooting the latter: that he had to flee
from the country, and wanted his mother
to take care OF the money until she heard
from him further. This she agreed to do,
and the money was left in her possession.
Some time after this another young man
who lives in Leavenworth, but whose
Identity she refused to divulge, called
and left another package of money,
and on two other occasions two
other young men called at different
times and left money which they said had
come from Fred. She did not count the
money, she said, believing implicitly in
Fred's story and thinking she was aiding
him by caring for his property, and not
dreaming but that he came by it honestly;
she had no occasion to use any of it, hay
ing money Of her own When she heard of
Wittrock's arrest she wrote to the officers
telling them about the money.
w. A. Pinkerton said last night that
some of the stolen money was buried in
five States in the Union. Robert Pinker-
ton had gone to these places.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 30.-Since his return
from st. Louis and Chicago Colonel t. c.
Weir, superintendent of the Adams Ex-
press Company, has said that the amount
stolen last October was between $S1, 900 and
SS2, 000